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FCAC said forecourt price for cars has grown significantly.

Popular company cars have become much more expensive to run. Driving expense category C of Mercedes diesel ￡ 7,768 per year until 14pc.AUDI A6 owners have seen a 8pc amounted to ￡ 9,755 per year; whereas the BMW 7 series eat on average ￡ 17,754 per year until 6pc.

A typical light van now fresh ￡ 8995 or almost 45 percent a thousand to remain on the road each year up to 10 7pc on last year, based on the mileage of 20,000 a year.

Said RAC rising prices of the forecourt and a small second hand market hunted for commercial vehicles more than 20pc per year depreciation expense.Rising fuel costs has also made its mark.

The motoring organisation said 2010 was a "year expensive" for owners of vehicles and warned that charges will be only mounted more later in the new year as the increase in VAT 20pc and planned rises in fuel in January and April take their expenses.

John Franklin, FCAC's spokesman said: "there was a bad année.Co?t more to keep your vehicle on the road and it does not appear to be an end in sight."

Pilot white van saw fuel costs almost rocket 14pc this année.Fabricants and distributors also marked new vehicle prices averaged 18pc this year demand has recovered.

Society of motor manufacturers and traders vans over 18,000 registered in October, 14 3pc, 215,902 rolling year, reported.October is the ninth successive monthly increase in a row.

Dr. Franklin said weak pound sterling exchange rate has increased the cost of imported parts, maintenance costs for many commercial car models and exécutif.Par example, the cost of maintenance of the BMW 7 series past 704 ￡ per year to ￡ 827.

The increase in insurance premiums, 40pc in the year for all drivers and higher for male, young driver, also contributed to the dark image.

All Executive car drivers were affectés.Mercedes class C 320 d SE drivers saw a 28pc rise in premiums; AUDI A6 2.7 TDI owners paid 32pc; and BMW series 7 740i "road warriors" endured 18pc hike.

The most expensive commercial van to stay on the road, as tracked by the RAC has been Nissan Navara diesel pickup Tekra four-wheel motrices.Il now fresh ￡ 10,000 per year to run, versus ￡ 9,680 last year.

A typical Ford Fiesta diesel 1.4 TDCi van owner has seen a leap more small costs from ￡ 5,369 to ￡ 5,653.

But the owners of Ford Transit Connect 200 SWB low roof diesel vehicles have endured a bond of ￡ 903 ￡ 7,250 per year, mainly as a result of falls from a second hand values.

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